Practice had officially ended about 20
minutes earlier, but New Orleans Pelicans guard Anthony Morrow was in no hurry
to rush for the showers.

Morrow, who was signed this offseason after spending
the previous five seasons playing for four different teams, had some unfinished
business.

With teammate Ryan Anderson and a few
assistant coaches jawing in his ear, Morrow seemed unfazed as he stood behind
the 3-point line and sent ball after ball swishing through a net at the
Pelicans' practice facility.

The Pelicans are looking to Morrow, a career
42.4 percent shooter from 3-point range, to add another outside shooter, along
with Anderson, to their arsenal.

Through the first two days of training camp
and some voluntary offseason workouts, Morrow, who ranks fifth among active in
NBA players in career 3-point shooting percentage, is proving to be a good
pickup for the Pelicans.

"He is one of the best (shooters in the
NBA)," Pelicans guard Austin Rivers said. "We got two shooters on our team that
between him and Ryan, it'll be fun to watch them in a 3-point contest.

"They don't miss, especially Anthony. People
forget about Anthony because last year he didn't play that much because of
whatever happened. He was hurt or he didn't fit in that situation he was in. If
you remember Anthony when he was with the Nets, he had 40 one time. He can
shoot. He'll fit in here, especially in that second group."

Despite a gaudy shooting percentage, Morrow
hasn't gotten many opportunities or playing time lately.

In his first four seasons in the NBA, playing
for the Golden State Warriors and the New Jersey Nets, Morrow (6 feet 5, 205 pounds) seemed
to be an emerging talent, averaging 10.1 points a game (with a career
high of 13.2 in the 2010-11 season with the Nets).

But last season, Morrow played sparingly with
the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks, averaging just 4.0 points a game.

Morrow hopes things will be different now.

"Anytime I knew I would get playing time or
an opportunity, I knew (production) wouldn't be a problem," Morrow said.
"Obviously the situations I was in in terms of playing time and all of that, it
was a little bit tougher to get on a roll and get going offensively.

"But I kept working hard and kept my faith in
God. Now I am here and I am just thankful to be here."

The addition of Morrow could create some nice
problems for Williams, who will be tasked with divvying up the minutes at the
Pelicans' wing positions.

Along with Morrow, who could see extended minutes
with the starters early in the preseason if shooting guard Eric Gordon is held
out of action while he gets in game shape after offseason ankle surgery, the
Pelicans also have Tyreke Evans, Al-Farouq Aminu, Lance Thomas, the injured
Darius Miller and Rivers and Gordon vying for playing time at either the
shooting guard or small forward positions.

Williams, though, said it was important for
the Pelicans to bring in another perimeter shooter to take some of the pressure
off Anderson, a career 38.4 percent 3-point shooter.

"I think that's where the league is now," Williams
said of having multiple 3-point threats. "Every team in the NBA is trying to
put as many shooters as they can around their best players.

"We certainly needed to upgrade that. And I
think we did by bringing in Morrow. The tough thing is trying to find minutes
for all these guys. You have Austin, who is playing well (and) Morrow, who can
shoot the ball when he is playing well. That's a big deal for us, trying to
find minutes."

It should help Morrow's chances if can
prove that he's capable of playing stout defense.

Even for a superior jump shooter like Morrow,
Williams has made defense a priority this season.

Morrow said he's up for the challenge.

"My role is the same as it has always been, a
shooter or scorer, whether that's off the bench or wherever Coach needs me," he
said. "But really this year I am challenging myself defensively. I'm really
challenging myself to defend and just get the schemes down and learning all the
language."

If that happens, Morrow just might be able to
earn enough playing time to show Pelicans fans what many of his teammates are
seeing up close daily, that's Morrow is an elite NBA shooter.

"Outside of that I also feel like I can
adjust," Morrow said. "If you look at anything else, I can score from midrange,
floaters, anything I need to do to help my team win, not just be a stand-still
shooter. That's something I've been working on since I have been in the league,
just scoring in a variety of ways, posting up guys."